Windows 7 Installation (Reformat)

Windows 7’s Hardware Requirements:

• 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
• 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
• 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
• DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

How to Perform a Clean Installation of Windows 7

1^st Step Preparing the DVD from the ISO image. If you don’t have yet an installer; download or buy it from Microsoft Corporation. You can also download from any kinds of torrent site. (But note: downloading and installing from torrent might cause virus to your computer. And Installing not licensed windows are illegal so be careful.

·         Bittorent.am

·         Monova.org

You are required burning the ISO image to DVD to make it bootable. But there are some other way by using the USB Flash Drive, download win2flash and install in your pc. (Click here to go win2flash tutorials).

2^nd Setting up your BIOS; the computer might ask you to press any key like F2 or DELETE Button to boot the DVD or USB Flash Drive. You’ll need to set the BIOS’s boot order to attempt to boot from the DVD drive/USB Flash Drive before the hard drive. {Read More…}

Installation Load…

3^rd Set the language in the language option by selecting the dropdowns “Language to install”, “Time and Currency format” and “Keyboard or input method”. For default setting just live everything just it is but for the non-English user select the language that suits you.

4^th Click Install now to start the installation process.

5^th Accept the licensed terms by checking the “Checkbox” and click “Next” to proceed.

6^th Click the “Custom” button that will lead you to the installation selection screen. A normal installation results to all your hard drive will be partition (C:\, D:\ and Etc.).

1. Partitioning – Click the drive option (advance) for the advanced partition management option like Delete, Format, New, Extend.

                                                               i.      To create a new partition, just click the new button. In the text box, enter the size of partition you want to create. Then click apply.

7^th Choose the drive you like (a 15 GB size is recommended). (“Note: Make sure your files been back up because all your files in the partition you choose will be wiped out”). You may be greeted with a message “To ensure that all Windows features work correctly, windows might create additional partitions for system files”. This is a new feature in Windows 7 to have a small boot partition for system files. Click Ok to continue.

A new primary partition along with system type of partition

All are already set, the Windows 7 installation begins. Wait a few minutes.

8^th Now that Windows 7 has been installed it’s time to configure a few essential settings. Type the initial user name for this computer. This user account will have administrative rights.

9^th Give the user account you just created a password and password hint. A password is optional but I strongly suggest you give it one. Click next when you are done.

10^th Type the product key that came with your copy of Windows 7, uncheck automatically activate Windows when I’m online, and then click Next.

It’s best not to activate Windows 7 until you are sure everything works as it should be. When you choose to not automatically activate Windows 7 you are given a 30 day grace period. If you choose to automatically activate Windows 7 it automatically activates it after 3 days as long as it has an active internet connection. Once Windows 7 is activated it’s “married” to this computer and can’t be activated on any other computers.

11^th Choose to Use recommended settings so that Windows 7 automatically installs important and recommended updates.

12^th Set the time zone, daylight savings time setting, date, time, and then click Next.

13^th Select the computer’s network location. If you are asked to set up a Home Group, select Skip unless you know how to create or join a Home Group.

14^th You‘re done! Give Windows 7 a few minutes to put on the finishing touches and you’ll automatically be logged in using the user account you created during the installation.